Kidnappers met with rebuff om their very threshold on Sunday morn-ting when Sung Zung-doo, a locat wealthy contracting compradore kidnapped two. weeks ago. after having seized two pistols left in the room by the guards, ousted four Jgangsters from their lair at house No. 10, passage 244, off Rue Cassini near Lukawel Police Station. shooting attended the dramatic escape. Chasing the gangsters with two pistols in his hands, the escaped vvietim was stopped bya French police on roadside, Excitement waa soon dispelled by the compradore's explanation, and a detective party was called to the scene. The house was searched, and a Mauser pistol iwas found. No arrests were made.
Mr. Sung was kidnapped at 7.10 9m. on September 13 by three gun= men at the corner of Chekiang and Kiukiang Roads. "He was carried Jaway with five others in his private Buick sedan, While an ahem of the abduction was circulated by the Settlement police to all the police stations, the remainder of the party Jappeared at the Lukawei Station om Rue Stanislas Chevalier and told of Ddeing ejected from their vehicle and {the disappearance of the compradore, who lives at S41 Sing Kong Lee off FYangtszepoo Road. Threateni letters demanding a ramom' of ssoo,000 were ater secelved by the family.
Ths victim had since then Jeonfined in the house on Rue Cassini keep s close watch on him, fou faoreess weve die othe howe, faith the four windows coveted. bY Sone stayed la room Spstaiss
Pieces of tins and heasy" curtain Ae'about Ti am, yesterday the guards let Zor tfin, stols underneath, 9 table ructions were given the remain ing two guards ¢o watch the victim closely as. the tine limit for. the delivery of ransom was Neat. soon snatched by the. victim, who Opportunity thus afforded was
formed over the table and seized the pistols, Exeltement ensured, resulting. in the escape of the two guards by" the staircase without When Mr, Sung dashed down to the ground floor the house was em: Diy. He rushed to the street boldo Ig'the' two pistols as he ran, EN: countered by' a French. police, ho fvas ordered to surrender. They immediately placed the ease sri the Ihande of the. police officers. at' Lue Kawei Station, where a detective party was sent to the house. After careful. search, Mauser pistol discovered in a Kerosene tin.
Chief Detective Inspector Hunter, who is in charge of the case, im= mediately proceeded to the abandon-dai where crete investigation
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